Hello,

At the end of the day, friends who are similar to you or not, should be accepting of who you are, and if you don’t feel like they would accept you, then you are probably hanging around the wrong people. Most friendships involve multiple people from different backgrounds and lifestyles, and that’s the beauty of friendship. It’s boring hanging around people who are JUST like you all the time. I think you need to work on your confidence and security, because ultimately, the feeling of needing to change to fit in comes from a source of insecurity. No one on this earth is like you, don’t waste that! Be yourself, and if they don’t like it, they aren’t worth your presence anyways. Read some quotes about being yourself and see if it helps. Good luck!